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Park Eun-chul

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Park Eun-Chul (Korean: 박은철; Hanja: 朴殷哲; pronounced [pak̚ ɯn.tɕʰʌl] or [pa.ɡɯn.tɕʰʌl]; born January 18, 1981, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province) is a South Korean wrestler who won the Bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 55kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He is also a Three-time world championship medalist, receiving Bronze in 2006, and Silver in 2005 and 2007. He lost both his world championship finals matches to Hamid Sourian. Park eventually beat Sourian in the Bronze medal match at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Park Eun-chul is the 4,965th most popular athlete (up from 5,340th in 2024), the 1,189th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,085th in 2019) and the 58th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Park Eun-chul ranks 4,965 out of 6,025Before him are Yves Hocdé, Aída Román, Wu Jingyu, Julian Eberhard, Monika Pyrek, and Lilli Schwarzkopf. After him are Tõnu Endrekson, Jessica Springsteen, Abdelkebir Ouaddar, Sebastian Bayer, Kevin Staut, and Georgi Georgiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Park Eun-chul ranks 1,134Before him are Vasyl Fedoryshyn, Sébastien Rosseler, Milan Bartovič, Ismael Fuentes, Kohei Miyazaki, and David Yelldell. After him are Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Salim Ghazi Saeedi, Malek Mouath, Élodie Ouédraogo, Daniel Carvalho da Silva, and Radek Šírl.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Eun-chul ranks 1,186 out of 1,128Before him are Lim O-kyeong (1971), Kim Seon-young (1979), and Yerin (1996). After him are Lee Re (2006), Ki Bo-bae (1988), Yeji (2000), Cho Jun-ho (1988), Sin Joon-sik (1980), Kim Jo-sun (1975), Im Hyun-sik (1992), Bae Seul-ki (1986), and Dami Im (1988).

Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Park Eun-chul ranks 58Before him are Lim Chang-yong (1976), Yun Mi-jin (1983), Jung Jae-eun (1980), Kim Chung-tae (1980), Oh Se-jong (1982), and Kim Bub-min (1991). After him are Ki Bo-bae (1988), Sin Joon-sik (1980), Kim Jo-sun (1975), Jain Kim (1988), Seok Eun-mi (1976), and Sa Jae-hyouk (1985).